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Poor Buddy. Please give him a kiss on the paw from me. Angie, I'm so sorry about the reading with Nancy. Usually she's able to help us and make it better. I wish I knew how to help Buddy. I guess you've tried Rescue Remedy and all that? Did she tell you about (I think it's something like Greenfield farms?) Maybe they could fix up a mixture of something to calm him.
Poor Buddy.
I hope that Green Hope Farm stuff works. If it doesn't i HIGHLY suggest some lavender oil applied directly to his chest. I seen it work wonders on a highly stressed puppy.
I wonder if a degaussing strip would work. (It's something electricians use when working on sensitive equipment. It would have to be grounded to something though and the strap I think would have to be touching some of Buddy's skin. I figure if it's sensitive enough to stop motherboard from getting fried by minuscule amounts of static we don't even see, it might help for pets.)
Angie, do you have a dog bootie? When Star's paw was hurt I put a dog bootie on her, then wrapped & taped the top of it. Kept her from pulling off the bandages. I stuck her foot inside a platic bag & taped that on to go out whenthe ground was wet. I've used just the bootie several times now, and she doesn't seem to mind it at all.
They're quite inexpensive from this place, (just a few bucks), you can order only one if you want, and they're very quick to fill your order. www.dogbooties.com
:confused: Poor guy, kiss that pawsie for me.
A plain ol' sweat sock will work too if you don't have any booties handy. Just tap the end up with vetwrap or something that won't stick to his fur.
Hope Buddy is feeling better soon.
Degaussing Strip - aka "Anti-Static Wrist Band" ~Quote:
Originally Posted by crow_noir
A device worn by Electronics Workers who handle ultru-sensitive electronic assemblies.
Two or three problems for a Dawg >>>
* Would have to shave the fur off an area of the wrist or leg
* Would have to connect the conductive wrist band to a good "ground" - with a wire
* Fido prolly would NOT like being "wired to the wall"
* Not so safe during a Lightning & Thunder storm! :eek:
When I worked for IBM, the folks who handled senstive components, cards, and boards
HAD to wear "Anti-Static Wrist Bands" when working at their benches ...
but had to STOP working and REMOVE the wrist bands whenever a storm was
reported near the Plant.
Favorite trick was if someone spotted the sun slip behind a cloud, they'd
holler "I think I heard THUNDER!" ... :eek:
Wrist Bands *flew off* and the Manager dashed to a window to "check"!
:D
I'm a pro now at foot injuries as this is his 3rd one. :rolleyes:
I use old socks and use self adhesive wraps because they are sticky enough to keep the sock on, but don't rip his fur off when it time to take it off.
I can't tell you guys enough about what a good boy he is! He knows when I want to look at his foot or change his wrapping. I sit down on the floor by his first aid kit
Val-I've tried TONS of stuff over the years, Bach's Rescue Remedy, the Plug in things... you name it, and I’ve tried it. Nothing has worked. :(
I just bought 3 different types of flower essences from the Animal Wellness collection from Green Hopes Farm (the stuff Nancy talks about) I bought Separation, Anxiety and Outburst. I've been using all 3 for almost a week now and haven't seen a change, but then again we haven't had any storms lately. Fingers crossed.
Crow- I'll give the Lavender oil a try and I'll also look into the degaussing strip. Funny thing is that my husband is an electrician!
I'm going to try the anxiety wrap a shot too.
Poor dog won't know what hit him the next time a storm hits. I'll be giving him pills, rubbing oil on his chest and paws, stuffing him into a t-shirt... etc. :D
Thank you all for your input and help!
Poor Buddy. I can just image how fearful you are while it is storming. I wish I could give you big cuddles so you wouldn't be so afraid.
Thank goodness it was only his foot, had he gone through the window the first day he may have ended up cutting himself all up. I know what you go though, my parents have a JR that just goes bonkers long before we can even hear the thunder. They have tried all different stuff too but as she gets older she gets worse. Give Buddy some hugs for me.
LOL, I just got a mental image of this, too funny. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by pitc9
Poor Buddy, I hope he feeling better soon.
aw angie, aw buddy. i come back from a weekend away, and allathat happens. so sorry and ear skritchies
LOL! Poor guy!Quote:
Originally Posted by pitc9
Hopefully *SOMETHING* one of us suggested will work.
(Oh i don't know why this reminded me of this... other than i just got done posting it to another board of mine. ... For about 15 years now I've had horrendous crippling "female" pains one or two days a month. *ehem* Nothing has worked to take away the pain... 15 years of trying to find SOMETHING that will help. Well for about a year now I've been taking some herbal supplements. They're Ok to the point where I'm not ready to kill myself just to escape the pain... almost just a figure of speech there... well four months ago completely by accident I found Northland Cranberry Grape juice. :-D If i start drinking it the day before and then the day of... I can function!!! Not coherently... but the pain is so minimal that i can deal with it... up to three pain killers and that's it. I'm soooo happy. ...anyhow the point of the story is that it took 15 years and pure chance to find something that worked. ...I really hope it doesn't take you that long to find something that helps buddy... But I'm sure it'll take a LOT of experimenting and process of elimination. I had also taken carob and some chi tea a few months back. The next time i had both of those, but not the juice. :-( oh well, now i know.)
YIKES!!!! I didn't know that about the storms!
ABANDON the DEGAUSSING STRIP IDEA for Buddy!!!!
Hey, I wonder if attaching it to one of those grounding strips would work :D :p ;) You know... the ones that are supposed to keep your computer safe in storms. (So far ours has... thank goodness... because we get a LOT of power surges here.) Ah HA that's what it's called... Surge suppressor.
(please don't take me seriously... I don't think hooking up a dog to something plugged into the wall is a good idea... if it's not the intended purpose of the equipment.)
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Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke
Alright then... I won't "plug him in" when a storm is about to hit! :D
Thanks Crow and Phred for the info!
Last night I was having a few beers on the patio and he knocked a beer bottle over and glass went all over the place. :eek: He took one look at the glass on the ground, looked at me and walked the other way like he was saying "Been there, done that.. not doing it again" :D
The area of his stitches is looking a little irritated. I think it must be itching or bugging him because out of nowhere he tore off 2 bandages yesterday. :rolleyes: That is NOT like him! So I glopped a bunch of Neosporin on him and wrapped him up again this morning before leaving for work and sprayed apple bitter on his bandages.
I don't think I've replied but I have been keeping an eye on this thread Angie.
I'm glad to hear that he didn't step into the broken glass again, but Buddy...leave that owie alone so it can get better:)
Maybe you should buy the beer that comes in the plastic bottles :D :p
Seriously though... glad he learned his lesson. Poor guy. *scritchies*
Oh i hope the wound isn't infected. :(
I work on my computer all of the time and have never wore one. LOL! I hope buddy gets better and his stiches heal so he can go back to his normal self... tearing down the house lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke
ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION!!!